PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andy Berkowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peaky Blinder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berkowitz's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Elephants - Them Crooked Vultures . Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Berkowitz
vs
Blinder

185 cm
21
175 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

180 cm
21
168 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Hellbent
Sun-Tzu

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andy Berkowitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peaky Blinder!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blinder throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Berkowitz scores with a body shot.
Blinder misses with a body shot.
Berkowitz moves out of range of the strikes.
Berkowitz cracks Blinder with a right hand to the side of the head.
Andy Berkowitz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berkowitz scores with a leg kick.
Berkowitz tries to score with a low kick but Blinder moves his leg out of the way.
Berkowitz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Blinder counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Berkowitz blocks a leg kick.
Blinder bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berkowitz throws the kick towards the body but Blinder avoids it.

Berkowitz gets tackled into the cage by Blinder. Blinder maintains the clinch.
Blinder working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blinder working Berkowitz over with knees to the body.
Berkowitz avoiding damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blinder tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blinder looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berkowitz can't find room to land a body shot as Blinder controls the action.
Berkowitz tries to work over Blinder's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Berkowitz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blinder tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Berkowitz has Blinder pressed against the cage.
Blinder throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Berkowitz blocks it with crossed arms.
Blinder throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Berkowitz blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blinder.
Blinder throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Berkowitz blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch on the inside from Blinder fails to land.
Berkowitz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blinder is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Berkowitz is defending well for now.
Blinder tries to land knees in the clinch but Berkowitz avoids the damage to the body.
Berkowitz's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Blinder putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Berkowitz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Blinder with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blinder throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Berkowitz blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Berkowitz.
Blinder with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blinder throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Berkowitz blocks it with crossed arms.
Blinder throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Berkowitz blocks it with crossed arms.
Blinder trying to land knees to the body.
Blinder scores with a shoulder strike.
Blinder dodges an elbow strike from Berkowitz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berkowitz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
I was talking to Berkowitz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Blinder misses with a knee to the head.
Berkowitz throws a punch but it's blocked by Blinder.
Berkowitz avoiding damage as Blinder throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Berkowitz fails to land.
Blinder tries a knee to the head but Berkowitz blocks it.
Berkowitz misses with a body punch.
Blinder tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Berkowitz avoids it.
Blinder misses with a knee to the head.
Blinder looking to throw knees to the head but Berkowitz is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blinder on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Berkowitz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blinder tries a body shot but Berkowitz blocks it.
Blinder throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blinder is working Berkowitz over against the cage.
Berkowitz slows down the pace here.
Blinder missing with knees to the body.
Berkowitz is trying to maintain a safe position but Blinder gets an underhook and turns Berkowitz into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Berkowitz.
Blinder tries to land knees in the clinch but Berkowitz avoids the damage to the body.
Berkowitz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blinder.
Berkowitz working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Berkowitz.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blinder.
Blinder tries to land knees in the clinch but Berkowitz avoids the damage to the body.
Berkowitz scores with a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blinder with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blinder lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Andy Berkowitz has been cut.
Berkowitz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Blinder.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berkowitz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blinder avoids it.
Berkowitz's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Berkowitz lands with a right to the head.
Blinder throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blinder landing knees to the head.
Berkowitz blocks an uppercut.
Knees to the body from Berkowitz.
Blinder looks winded!
Berkowitz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Berkowitz misses with the head strike.
Berkowitz working Blinder over with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Berkowitz.
Berkowitz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Berkowitz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Peaky Blinder will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andy Berkowitz's cut.
That's time! Berkowitz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A slapping leg kick lands for Blinder.
Blinder throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blinder shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Berkowitz misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Blinder.
Blinder throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Berkowitz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Berkowitz blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berkowitz throws a sloppy head kick
and Blinder counters with an inside leg kick.
Berkowitz swings for the body but Blinder moves out of range.
Blinder throws a leg kick but Berkowitz moved away.
Blinder thuds his shin into the meat of Berkowitz's side.
Berkowitz throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berkowitz throws a hook but Blinder avoids it easily.
Blinder wants to counter with a clinch but Berkowitz pushes him away.
Berkowitz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Blinder bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Berkowitz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blinder checks a leg kick nicely.
Berkowitz misses with a straight right.

Blinder moves into range and clinches up with Berkowitz.
Berkowitz throws an elbow that misses.
Berkowitz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Berkowitz obliges.
Blinder is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Berkowitz is defending well for now.
Blinder throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blinder is breathing heavily.
Blinder misses with a knee to the head.
Berkowitz avoiding damage as Blinder throws knees to the body.
Berkowitz misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berkowitz stalling in the clinch.
Berkowitz avoiding damage as Blinder throws knees to the body.
Berkowitz tries to work over Blinder's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Peaky Blinder seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Berkowitz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blinders head.
Blinder blocks an elbow strike from Berkowitz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A knee to the head by Blinder.
Berkowitz avoiding damage as Blinder throws knees to the body.
Blinder misses with a knee strike.
Blinder with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blinder with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Berkowitz.
Berkowitz lands a body punch.
Berkowitz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blinder is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Berkowitz.
Blinder looking to throw knees to the head but Berkowitz is blocking nicely.
Blinder blocking some punches.
Berkowitz lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Berkowitz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berkowitz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blinder has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blinder with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Berkowitz.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Berkowitz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Blinder's brow.
Berkowitz has Blinder pushed against the cage.
Berkowitz gets through Blinder's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Berkowitz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Blinder tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Berkowitz trying to land knees to the body.
Berkowitz tries to land knees in the clinch but Blinder avoids the damage to the body.
Berkowitz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blinder throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Berkowitz blocks it with crossed arms.
Blinder lands a body shot.
A short uppercut from Berkowitz.
Blinder misses with a knee strike.
Berkowitz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Berkowitz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berkowitz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Berkowitz can't find room to land a body shot as Blinder controls the action.
Berkowitz tries to stall but Blinder uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Berkowitz prevents a body shot from Blinder.
Berkowitz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blinder avoids it.
Berkowitz lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Berkowitz looking to stall.
A short left from Blinder.
Berkowitz works on Blinder's body with a couple of short punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Berkowitz.
Blinder blocks an elbow strike.
Berkowitz just leaning against Blinder, taking a breather.
Blinder avoids the elbow strike from Berkowitz, against the cage.
Blinder missing with knees to the body.
Blinder tries to land knees in the clinch but Berkowitz avoids the damage to the body.
Berkowitz avoiding damage as Blinder throws knees to the body.
Berkowitz lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andy Berkowitz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andy Berkowitz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Berkowitz moves into the clinch successfully.
Berkowitz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Blinder blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blinder.
Blinder landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Berkowitz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blinder backwards.
Blinder trying to land knees to the body.
Berkowitz lands a right hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Berkowitz.
Berkowitz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Blinder unloads a knee to the mid-section. Berkowitz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Blinder looking to throw knees to the head but Berkowitz is blocking nicely.
A hook to the body from Berkowitz.
Blinder scores with a knee to the head.
Blinder takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berkowitz's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Berkowitz leaning against his opponent.
Berkowitz seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Berkowitz scores with a nice short uppercut.
A knee to the head by Blinder.
Blinder goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Berkowitz pushes Blinder back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blinder scores a nice knee to the body.
Berkowitz lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Berkowitz.
Blinder throws a knee to the head but misses.
Berkowitz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Knees in the clinch landing for Blinder.
Blinder throws a knee to the head but misses.
Berkowitz managing to block the knees to the body from Blinder.
Berkowitz is working Blinder over against the cage.

Berkowitz pulls guard effortlessly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Berkowitz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Blinder defends well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blinder throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Berkowitz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Blinder avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Berkowitz has an active guard here but Blinder has managed to pass into half guard.
Berkowitz wants to improve his position but Blinder is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blinder trying to pass the guard but Berkowitz defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blinder is thwarting Berkowitz's attempts to control the position.
Blinder prevents Berkowitz from improving his position.
Berkowitz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Blinder scores with a couple of nice shots.
Berkowitz trying to control from the bottom.

Berkowitz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Blinder tries to pass the half guard into mount. Berkowitz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Blinder stalling.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Berkowitz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Berkowitz looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Blinder passes into side control.
An elbow from Blinder crashes against the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Andy Berkowitz.
I think Berkowitz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy Berkowitz!
A victorious Andy Berkowitz thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.